# Dwarf Fortress Hotfix: Patch 53.03

- Product: Dwarf Fortress (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dwarf-fortress)
- Vendor: Bay 12 Games
- Date: 2025-11-10
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/975370/view/604172030929012295
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- **fixed** — crash when loading certain historical figures from the disk
- **fixed** — occasional crash when doing multi-stage construction
- **fixed** — issue where battering ram operators could get stuck in ground when the ram turns
- **fixed** — brewing jobs from searching for improper items
- **fixed** — babies born in fort from worshipping extra deities

**Release notes for 53.03:**

Here are some more fixes for the Siege Update.

- Fixed crash when loading certain historical figures from the disk.

- Fixed an occasional crash when doing multi-stage construction.

- Fixed issue where battering ram operators could get stuck in ground when the ram turns.

- Stopped brewing jobs from searching for improper items.

- Stopped babies born in fort from worshipping extra deities.